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Fig Jam

2011 · 94 min

A quiet, melancholic romance that unfolds slowly, drawing you into a writer's hopeful yet tender pursuit of connection.

Directed by
Aytaç Ağırlar
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Halil Sezai Paracıkoğlu, Melike Güner, Sinan Çalışkanoğlu
Overview
On a night of despair after being turned down continuously for the scripts he writes, Metin ends up in a bar where he meets a girl named Duygu. After spending the night together, she walks out in the morning before he wakes up and leaves only a short note. The next time they meet, Metin becomes curious about her secret and decides to follow her. What he finds out will be the beginning of an everlasting love.

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Directed by
Aytaç Ağırlar
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Halil Sezai Paracıkoğlu, Melike Güner, Sinan Çalışkanoğlu
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Aytaç Ağırlar
Starring
Halil Sezai Paracıkoğlu, Melike Güner, Sinan Çalışkanoğlu, Barbara Lourens, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Mustafa Uzunyılmaz, Nevin Efe, Batur Belirdi
Cinematography
Hasan Gergin, Metin Turguç
Runtime
94 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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